I've seen a lot of criticism on how the Democrats message their image and promote themselves. The Presidential "bully pulpit" has changed due to the rise of social media and the changes to communication over the last few decades and is no longer as effective as before. The big tent of the Democratic Party is very hard to manage and want very different things. It's hard to have a unified message if say Joe Manchin and Bernie Sanders are talking to reporters.
I believe you mentioned on Twitter that Democrats can't win non-college educated whites without changing their positions on race issues (which Democrats shouldn't do on principle and would fracture the Democratic coalition). I think this is the core issue. Due to polarization, the party coalition are harder to change. I personally don't think Democrats deserve to win if they throw minorities and their principles under the bus to try to win non-college whites.
Joe Manchin is a more moderate and arguably more racially conservative Democrat. Some more conservative friends of mine have suggested that Manchin should be the face of the Democratic Party. I don't think the majority of the members of the Democratic Party will accept that due to the large ideological differences between Manchin and themselves.
Is the Democratic Party "stuck" due its current coalition and we're headed towards minority rule?
Hi Elliott,
I've seen a lot of criticism on how the Democrats message their image and promote themselves. The Presidential "bully pulpit" has changed due to the rise of social media and the changes to communication over the last few decades and is no longer as effective as before. The big tent of the Democratic Party is very hard to manage and want very different things. It's hard to have a unified message if say Joe Manchin and Bernie Sanders are talking to reporters.
I believe you mentioned on Twitter that Democrats can't win non-college educated whites without changing their positions on race issues (which Democrats shouldn't do on principle and would fracture the Democratic coalition). I think this is the core issue. Due to polarization, the party coalition are harder to change. I personally don't think Democrats deserve to win if they throw minorities and their principles under the bus to try to win non-college whites.
Joe Manchin is a more moderate and arguably more racially conservative Democrat. Some more conservative friends of mine have suggested that Manchin should be the face of the Democratic Party. I don't think the majority of the members of the Democratic Party will accept that due to the large ideological differences between Manchin and themselves.
Is the Democratic Party "stuck" due its current coalition and we're headed towards minority rule?
Possibly.
-Elliot